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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The devil himself appears in Stalin's Moscow, disguised as a magician and accompanied by various demons (including a naked girl and a huge black cat who packs a gun), in Mikhail Bulgakov's acidly satirical masterpiece. They succeed in comically befuddling a population that denies the devil's existence, even as it is confronted with the diabolic results of his handiwork. Only the Master, a man…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Who would pay a billion dollars to humiliate America? The time, 1993. The place, Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate...

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: Nothing could be more exciting than a night flight on Bill's plane. But in The Valley of Adventure, Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot fly straight into terrible danger. In The Sea of Adventure, the children find themselves marooned on a desolate coast, playing a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with an unknown enemy.

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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Four complete reading and writing tests and material for two listening and speaking tests for the English for Business Exam Level 3. •Audio CD included with listening texts •Detailed and guided analysis of answer key

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Jimmy Luntz owes money to a man called Juarez. Trouble is, Juarez isn`t the most patient of men. And when he gets bored of waiting, he sends someone round to collect. Luntz doesn`t actually plan to shoot the guy, but the way he sees it, it`s shoot or be shot. Either way, though, Luntz is out of his league, and he knows it.

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 244) Аннотация: The 20th Anniversary edition is a time to take stock, reflect and move forward. It rigorously reviews the past two decades of human development trends and challenges, and provides newly available data and supplementary indices weighing the effect of income inequalities, gender disparities and household-level poverty.

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